Lost Anchor (Anchora, White Reef) - Sal
The Lost Anchor, also known as Anchora or White Reef, is a straightforward dive on Sal, perfect for beginners. Dropping to a maximum of 14 metres, it's an easy drift over a mostly sandy bottom. We often spot schools of goatfish sifting through the sand here, and sometimes a few stingrays resting on the seabed. It’s a gentle introduction to Cape Verde diving, ideal for shaking off the rust or completing a training dive.
- Location
- Sal, Cape Verde, Indian Ocean & East Africa
- Coordinates
- 16.587300, -22.914500
- Type
- reef
- Maximum Depth
- 14m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Marine Protected Area: Reserva Natural Ponta de Sinó
Nearby Dive Sites in Sal
Nearest Dive Centres to Lost Anchor (Anchora, White Reef)
Marine Life in Sal
Home to 29 recorded species including 17 reef fish, 9 whales & dolphins, 1 other, 1 hard corals, 1 sea cucumbers.
Notable Species
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) - Whales & Dolphins
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Baleares Conger (Ariosoma balearicum) - Reef Fish
- Sharpnose Pufferfish (Canthigaster rostrata) - Reef Fish
- Bigscale (Scopelogadus mizolepis) - Reef Fish
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Spotted Lanternfish (Myctophum nitidulum) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti) - Reef Fish
- Bigtooth Cardinalfish (Paroncheilus affinis) - Reef Fish
- Devonshire cup coral (Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii) - Hard Corals
- Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) - Reef Fish
- Blackfish (Globicephala macrorhynchus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Snipe Eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus) - Reef Fish
- Bridled Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) - Whales & Dolphins
- Lesser Bream (Brama dussumieri) - Reef Fish
- Moonfish (Mola mola) - Reef Fish
- Bogue (Boops boops) - Reef Fish
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins